| Document ID (ISN) | 67154 |
| CIS number |
96-1322 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1219-1221 - Central European Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kádas I. |
| Title |
Is simultaneous occurrence of silicosis and lung cancer coincidental or associational? |
| Bibliographic information |
1996, Vol.2, No.1, p.37-46. Illus. 13 ref. |
| Abstract |
The incidence of silicosis in the Mecsek coal and uranium mining region of Hungary was determined from local autopsy records (1958-1994) and mortality data (1980-1988). Data on coal miners who died from lung cancer between 1980 and 1988 were also analyzed. In agreement with other published studies, results indicate that a simultaneous occurrence of silicosis and lung cancer is coincidental and lacks any pathogenetic connection. Problems in the diagnosis of silicosis are also discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Hungary; coal mining; silicosis; lung cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
diagnosis; morbidity |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Hungary |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
Pneumoconioses
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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